Feb 19, 2025 · Glute ham raises (GHR)—also known as glute ham developers (GHD)—are an intermediate-level exercise that works the muscles along the posterior chain, or back of your body. They’re especially good for strengthening and balancing your hamstrings and glutes.

This article describes how to do the Glute-Ham raise exercise when you do not have access to a Glute-Ham-Raise machine. The Glute-Ham raise is highly recommended for sprinters and lifters. I wanted to work on this exercise, but had neither the money nor …

Oct 21, 2024 · We’ll explain in detail how to perform it below, but to get a sense of how the glute-ham raise is done, picture starting off with your torso parallel to the floor, and using the back of your legs to lift your entire body up until it’s perpendicular to the floor.

Nov 26, 2024 · This version of the glute-ham raise has you pause at a certain point of the movement — typically when your chest is parallel to the floor.

Glute ham raises are a great alternative to the leg curl and an exercise that can help improve deadlift and squat strength. Set up in a GHD with your knees bent, hips extended, and torso upright. Straighten your legs while keeping your hips extended. Continue until your body is in a straight line and parallel to the floor.

Many exercises strengthen your glutes, hamstrings, and lower back as a unit, but one exercise often gets overlooked: the glute-hamtring raise. The beauty of the glute hamstring raise, aka glute ham raise or GHR, lies in isometric glute contraction and the …

Nov 21, 2015 · We have known for years that the Glute Ham Raise (GHR) was regarded as one the best movements for the posterior chain (lower back, glutes, hamstrings and calves). All GHRs felt great at the start of the movement but lost the training effect as you reached the top.

The Floor Glute and Hamstring Developer enables athletes to perform back, and hip extensions, GHD sit-ups, and glute-ham raises on the same piece of equipment. This lower body machine accommodates people of all body types, with four adjustable settings for …

Lower your upper body slowly towards the floor, keeping your back straight and core engaged, without letting your hips sag. Use your hamstrings and glutes to follow the range of motion and lift your torso back to the upright position, focusing on muscle engagement rather than momentum.